Products

VC 01 Hearse Van C 4 to 9/J 1 to 6

Hearse Vans coded C 4 to 9 were built back in 1902/03 at the Newport Workshops. These vans were kept at Flinders Street Station in the 'Montuary Dock'.
In 1909/10 the wagons were reclassified to J 1 to 6.

This product is a two part kit and is a SL 4

VC 03 Gaurd Van/ Horse Box DFDF 1

The DFDF was built in 1901 at the Newport Workshops and is beleive to have ran on thw Warburton line. Soon after in 1906 the wagon was reclassified and renumbered to DD 45. Then some 14 years later in 1920 the DD 45 was reclassified and renumbered to C 43. Then in 1956, C 43 was modified into a 'shower car' and named Carey (2nd).

This product contains three parts and is a SK 5

VC 04 Tank Wagon Q 26 and 30

In 1878 two Q bogie flat wagons numbers 26 and 30 were built by Tozer in Melbourne. By 1903 Q30 was modified at the Newport Workshops where it gained a Pintsch Gas tank with engine as too did Q26 in 1910. What looks like a tank dome is actually the water tank for the gas engine and there are a couple of pipes connecting it to the engine house. The underframe is skeletal and has tank car type spark guards over the bogie at the tank end and a tank car type handbrake. These two wagons had the cab installed over the engines and the fronts of the tanks to protect them from the weather.
In the early 1970's both wagons came off register and currently been preserved in non-operational condition by the ARHS at Newport. In 1982 they had their numbers swapped. So Q26 became Q30 (2nd) and Q30 became Q26 (2nd). The Pintsch Gas was used for the lighting of pass cars and country stations. .

This product only contains four parts and is a SK 5

VC 06a Open Wagon Wooden I/IB

Initially I open wagons were built to various designs and constructed to take different tonnages from 7 to 20 ton. This I wooden wagon type was built from 1888 to 1903 in various locations with a capacity of 8 to 10 ton. There were 42 8 ton wagons and 2897 10 ton wagons totalling 2939 wagons of this wooden design. These wagons were also used for holiday traffic that could be fitted with a removable canopy. From 1927 to 1934 these wagons were reclassified from I to IB. IB 5452 is on display at the ARHS Museum at Williamstown.

This product only contains one part and is a SK 3

VC 06b Open Wagon Falling Doors I/IG/IX

These wagons were built in 1904 with 'falling doors' to provide transport with wider doors and better access, mainly to transport agricultural machinery in the early 1900's. Between March and July 1904, I 6499 and 7097 to 7196 were coded to IG 6499 and 7097 to 7196. With the introduction of bulk grain traffic in 1935, the letter 'G' was used to indicate this is they were recoded to IX 6499 and 7097 to 7196 between 1935 and 1937. These wagons were all scrapped from 1944 to 1954.

This product only contains one part and is a SK 3

VC 09 Flat Wagon I/IK

These wagons were believe to be modified 10 ton I wagons with at least 88 in the class. There numbers were various between 112 and 6989. With the sides, doors and ends removed from the wagon they retained their I wagon number and coded IK. They were initially used to assist with line construction. Then later on, tanks were mounted to the floor for water transport. Soon after these wagons were modified for weed spraying use along with other various uses. From 1920 it was intended that the wagon were to be rebuilt back into standard I/IB wagons but this didn't seem to eventuate. By 1930 most of the wagons were recoded into the K Flat wagon group whilst others were scrapped.

This product only contains one part and is a SK 3

VC 02a Horse Box F11

Vans that were coded F were used for horse transport and were built as required from 1858 to 1914. This unique wagon, F 11, was built new on the 27th April 1893 at the Newport Workshops and was the only one built to this design. With four fixed wheels an 3 stalls it was like othe small horses boxes but with the addition of 8 vents/ windows on the roof like some of the larger 6 wheeled horse boxes. The length on this wagon was also different having being one foot shorter then small 3 stall verisons.
In August of 1911 the F11 was rebuilt into a larger 6 wheeled six stalled horse box and renumbered F24. This wagon then came off register on the 29th August 1940.

This product is a two part kit and is a SK 5

VC 02b Horse Box FF 53 to 64/ F25 to 36

FF 53 to 64 were built as new at the Newport Shops in 1905.
These wagons were then reclassied and renumbered to F 25 to 36 in 1910. From 1951 to 1959 only two of these wagon were scrapped and rest were modiefied, reclassied and renumbered into
HZ 1, WM 1, OH 6, HD 61, HD 144 to 148 and HD 231.

This product is a two part kit and is a SL 4

VC 05a Departmental Van HD 27

Orginally HD 27 was built as a I 7513 at the Newport Work shops on the 11th Nov 1905. In approx 1935 the wagon was reclassified to IA 7513. Then some 20 yrs later on 19th Nov 1955 the wagon was modified, reclassified and renumberd to HD 27.

This product only contains one part and is a SL 1

VC 05b Departmental Van HD 33

This wagon was built from a surplus open wagon of the Tommy Bent type (IA 1156) and covered with metal sides and a roof. A full height door was provided on each side and a hinged hatch on both sides of the roof. This wagon was placed in the HD group in 1956. It was later taken off the register on 12th July 1978 and then later scrapped in the 11th June 1979.
This product only contains one part and is a SK 2

VC 05c Departmental Van Hd 150 to 218

This type has close to 70 wagons built to it from hand-me-down I/IA wagons during the late 50's to early 60's. They covered the surplus stock with raised metal side and a roof and two full height doors each side. A large number of these were used specifically used for construction and were stenciled 'NES' (North East Standardisation). This new item will be a three part Kit. Main body and roof as one peice and the doors for the sides make up the other two peices and is a SK 3